Collar



H. J. VIGNEAULT.

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC 29. 1920.

Patented Feb. 21, 1922 um'ren PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J'. VI GNEAULT, 0F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS,

ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF 'ro Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 29,1920. Serial No. 433,761.

To all'wkom' it ma concern:

Be it known that HENRY J. VIGNEAUIII,

a citizen of the United States, residing at orcester, in the count ofWorcester and State of'Massachusetts, ave invented a new and usefulCollar, of which the following is a specification.

;This invention relates to a collar for personal wear and the principalob ect thereof 'is to provide an integral device thereon for attachin itto the shut without the use of a col ar button in the rear, thuspermitting of the elimination of the rear button hole and collar buttonand savm in the expense of manufacture of the cofiar as well as reducingthe difficulties in its use.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing in which- Fig. 1 is aplan of a blank for a soft collar showing a preferred form ofthis1nvention;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the complete collar opened out flat, and g Fig. 3 isan enlarged central -sect1onal view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Ordinarily collars are provided with a rear button hole for attachmentto the rear of the shirt band. by means of a stud. This button holeinvolves some expense in manufacture not onl for the actual cutting andsewing around it but on account of the fact that it is responsible fora'large percentage of the imper ections in the col or and therefore acorresponding proportion of the waste. Furthermore, the studs are anuisauce to the wearer, catching into the necktie and making itdifiicult to adjust and frequently tting, lost or misplaced. Oneparticular disadvantage lies in the fact that no matter how short theshank of the stud is it forms a projection bearing on the top of thevertebrae of the wearer. This exerts a considerable degree of pressureat that point thus causing discomfort and sometimes even more serioustrouble. By this invention these 'difliculties are avoided.

This collar is intended to be worn with the well-known types of shirt inwhich the neck band is provided with a pocket formed by the turning downof the edge of the neck band all around and sewing it down to the neckband by .two vertical seams thus providing a downwardly opening pocketbetween the seemsr The tab is intended to be about as wide at its widestplace as this pocket is, and about as high as the band of the shirt.

. The collar is applied very simply by brlngrng it around into properposition and dlrectmg the tab piece into the descrlbed. When oncelocated in the pocket 1t Wlll not move circumferentially to any greatextent although it is capable of slight motion 1n that direction. Thecollar cannot move outwardly and the only direction in which itcan moveis downwardly to disconnect it from the shirt band. This, however, isprevented as soon as the collar is brought around to the front andbuttoned in the front in the usual manner. It will be seen thereforethat the collar is held firmly in position and cannot "be dislodgedwlthout unbuttoning it at the front, at least on one side. When once'put into place it wlll stay there as if buttoned in the pocket. I haveshown the application of the invention to a soft collar. In making itthe blank is made by sewing together two pieces of linen wrong side outas indicated in Fi 1. These are each provided with a tab 11. I hey aresewed together along the bottom by a line of stitchlng 37', but a pieceof cloth 31 is sewed between them. The upper edge of this is formedalong the selvage of the cloth so that it will 'bestrong. Now the blankis turned inside out sewed again all around, and the button holes at theends cut and worked. This leaves the piece 31 on the front with a top,and havi' Into this I p pocket behind it, open at the a strong selvageupper edge. ace a piece 38 of celluloid,

, paste board, or other stifl' sheet material to,

fill the pocket and rendeiit stiff. In use. this is turned up as in Fig.3.

A collar made in this way has several advantages. In the first place nobutton hole has to be provided in the back. This chea ens the cost ofmanufacture, reduces t e number of defective collars made, "and alsoincreases the life of the collar because occasionally these rear buttonholes tear out. As described above the collar is very easily applied andwill stay in position indefinite y after it has been applied nd buttonedin the front; A very important feature-consists in the fact that .thereis no projection at the rear thicker than the thickness of the collaritself, bearing on the back bone of the wearer. Thus, a source ofirritation, and

pocket above Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

sometimes disease, is removed. Also by this device the slipping of thetiearound the collar is more easlly accomplished. Furthermore, there isno collar button to lose which is an important advantage. When thesecollars are used commonly enough the rear button hole in the neck bandof the shirt can be omitted also.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of theinvention 1 am aware of the fact that modifications can be made thereinby any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of theinvention as expressed in the claims. Therelimited to all the fore, I donot wish to be particular details of construction or the type of collarherein shown and described,

but whatl do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a soft a shirthavin a piece of cloth sewed to it around the e ge with its selvagealong the bottom of the collar and free therefrom to constitute apocket, and a stiffening piece removably located in the pocket.

2. As an article of manufacture, a soft collar having an upwardlyprojecting inte gral tab constituting the sole means for attaching it tothe rear of a shirt neck band, and a continuous line of stitchinalongthe bottom of the collar and the e ge of said tab, a piece saidline of stitching constituting a pocket, and a piece of sheet materialin said pocket.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

HENRY J. VIGNEAULT.

of clothsewed to the tab by

